Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-11

Difficulty: Super Strenuous

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 53 // Our Count: 54.1

Avg Miles per Day: 6.6 miles

Total Elevation: 1,564ft ↕ (10,753ft↑/9,189ft↓) // 477 meters ↕ (3,278m↑/2,801m↓)

Year: 2025

Day 1: Base Camp

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 0.0 miles / 0 KM

Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters

Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (0ft↑/0ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (0m↑/0m↓)

Program: Opening Campfire

Day 2: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Trailhead: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: House Canyon - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,186 ft // 2,190 meters

Hiking Elevation: 483ft ↕ (612ft↑/129ft↓) // 147 meters ↕ (187m↑/39m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, T-Rex Track, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Cottonwood - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.2 miles / 10 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,385 ft // 2,251 meters

Hiking Elevation: 206ft ↕ (840ft↑/634ft↓) // 63 meters ↕ (256m↑/193m↓)

Program: Archaeology, Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 12.6 miles / 20.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters

Hiking Elevation: 328ft ↕ (1,844ft↑/1,516ft↓) // 100 meters ↕ (562m↑/462m↓)

Commisary: Rich Cabins

Program: Rich Family Homestead Program

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Upper Greenwood Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 10.5 miles / 16.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,339 ft // 3,151 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,637ft ↕ (2,859ft↑/222ft↓) // 804 meters ↕ (871m↑/68m↓)

Program: Dry Low Impact Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters

Hiking Elevation: 203ft ↕ (1,253ft↑/1,050ft↓) // 62 meters ↕ (382m↑/320m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 7: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover

Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 10.6 miles / 17.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters

Hiking Elevation: -25ft ↕ (2,972ft↑/2,997ft↓) // -8 meters ↕ (906m↑/913m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Baldy Mountain Hike, Historic Baldy Town, Trail Camp

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Touch-Me-Not Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,931 ft // 2,722 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,651ft ↕ (365ft↑/2,016ft↓) // -503 meters ↕ (111m↑/614m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Trail Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Maxwell Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 1.5 miles / 2.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters

Hiking Elevation: -617ft ↕ (8ft↑/625ft↓) // -188 meters ↕ (2m↑/191m↓)

Program: Hike to Maxwell Trailhead, Closing Campfire

¹ This is the official distance published by Philmont. This is the shortest possible amount you could hike that day. Depending on your crew's navigational abilities, you could hike a LOT more than this.